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PanpipesEd1.151 a-s

Mouth organ consisting of 17 cane pipes, each with a free reed of thinner wood inserted around the circumference of flat side of black lacquered wooden container shaped like an elongated hemisphere, with a neck to use as a blowpipe. 13 pipes have 0.25cm. round hole and 2cm. split in cane; 4 pipes have neither hole nor split. Both neck and container have bone decoration, forming mouthpiece of neck and at bottom of bowl. Canes held in place by rattan strap.

Culture
Korean
Material
rattan, lacquer ?, paint ?, wax, bone, wood and stem ?
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa61

Composed of a length of bone inserted into sinew bound hollow wood sleeve and glued. It is tapered at both ends.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Arrow Fore-ShaftAa60

Composed of natural bone inserted and glued into a sinew-bound hollow wood sleeve. The length of bone tapers at both ends, and is darker at the exposed end.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
bone, wood, sinew and adhesive
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceAa155

Triple strand necklace of alternating beads of bone strung on sinew. Beads are brown and white.

Culture
Khoisan ?
Material
wood, bone and sinew
Made in
Okavango Swamps, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC813

The shaft is plain except for small dark markings of chevrons at the base, near the pointed end. The base of the shaft is wrapped with thin cane strip. The point is plain wood decorated with a 11 cm. sleeve of red and brown grass. The 21 cm. tip of the point has six irregular barbs, and the tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and bone
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC818

The shaft is of plain cane. The base and the end of the shaft are wrapped with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood decorated with an 8 cm. sleeve of brown and yellow grass. The 19 cm. tip of the point has seven irregular barbs, and the very tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
stem ?, wood, grass and bone
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA5257

Rounded wooden rattle composed of two complementary parts connected with wooden pegs and animal sinew. Smooth, unpainted surface. Bone ring around the base of the handle.

Culture
Tsimshian ?
Material
bone, sinew and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC776

A plain cane shaft. Base and end of the shaft are wrapped with thin cane strips. The point is plain wood decorated with a 7 cm. sleeve of red-brown and yellow grass. The 22 cm. tip of the point has seven irregular barbs and the very tip is wrapped with cane strip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
stem ?, grass, bone, wood and fibre
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ArrowC777

A plain cane shaft stained a dark red-brown. The base of the point is wrapped with cane fibre. The point is elaborately carved and has one barb attached by binding near the tip.

Culture
Solomon Islands
Material
wood, bone, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RattleA6898

Rattle composed of a cedar branch bent into a circle with a crossbar, all bound with fibre. Deer hooves and small skull attached with sinew.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
fibre, sinew, bone, deer hoof and wood
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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